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That '70s Interactive TV

The story of Columbus, Ohio’s own QUBE Interactive Television, which—beyond breaking ground for cable TV—was social media for the ’70s, for good and bad.

Jun 26, 2018

It’s Not HBO, It’s UHF

The quickly forgotten phenomenon of scrambled television stations that ran over the air on UHF signals. Not everyone had cable TV at first.

Apr 24, 2018

The Case Of The Missing Channel

The cable channel Genesis StoryTime aired in numerous homes in the U.S. and Canada. Yet few records of it exist online. Here's our attempt to fix that.

Apr 05, 2018

Sega, In Channel Form

How the Sega Channel, a game-download service in the 1990s, helped redefine what was possible with cable lines before they became fast internet workhorses.

Jul 19, 2017

The Internet Will Be Televised

Two decades ago, WebTV launched a bold idea into the mainstream … and caught the fringes. What can we learn about the internet from this noble failure?

Sep 13, 2016

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